I am currently a post-baccalaureate research fellow at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney diseases (3 ands?). I have a Master’s degree of Science in Engineering and Bachelor’s degree of Science, both in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering.

I’m not sure what posts I should put on here, however, one day I’d like the confidence and security to be able to dump opinionated rants on here. In the meantime however, I will be posting projects, lessons/notes, and possibly recipes. I started the blog primarily as a place to put projects and put never ending rants regarding those projects in the hope that one day, one of them will be finished and someone can follow along my journey. I’m following in the footsteps of many engineers, who post in-depth posts regarding projects during their time as a student.

Aside from that, I have a deep appreciation for learning, which I’ve written about ad nauseam in every single application essay I’ve ever had to write; and for good reason. One of the greatests feelings in my life has been learning things that change my world view permanently. Learning about animal locomotion has forever altered how I look at birds, squirrels, fish, cockroaches, horses, and humans. Optics can make you change how you view natural phenomena around you.

I’ve got a wide array of interests. My number one and overarching interest is in the democratization of science, engineering, medicine, and research. the capital required to perform research and break into engineering and to biomedical research is insurmountable for many people across many different regions. There is a wide gap between the people with the capital necessary for performing research and the people with a wide variety of needs that urgently require solutions. Additionally, these people include a talent pool that remains untapped, save for a few exchange programs.

Beyond financial capital, other barriers exist for democratizing research and medicine, such as the lack of supporting infrastructure, whether it be electricity, communications, materials, or facilities. For example, the “cold chain” refers to the infrastructure required to continuously refrigerate or freeze materials in-transit to the point-of-need.

More technically, my interests include optics, microfabrication, and MEMS technology for biosensing purposes (usually with medical applications).